Agency
Events & Experiences
The team worked on more than 5 projects in AMRS, 8 projects in EMEA, and 2 in APAC.
The AMRS team had some notable events in September, including the installation of the Yahoo Sportsbook and the Carlyle Global Investors Conference.
The EMEA team had a successful event week at The Savoy, hosting CVC Europe/Americas Annual Investors Meeting (AIM) & Advisory Board, Strategic Opportunities Annual Investors Meeting (AIM) & Advisory Board, and Growth Partners Annual Investors Meeting (AIM) & Advisory Board, with almost 300 attendees during the UK's hottest week. The team also organized BC Partners Annual Investors Conference (AIC) & Limited Partners Advisory Committee (LPAC) on September 25 at the Nobu Hotel in London.
The APAC team's highlights included CVC Asia Annual Investors Meeting (AIM) at Raffles Hotel and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and the Mastercard BOT Booth Build in Bangkok.
Global Creative Services
The team has been busy working on Fall programs, which included significant design work for the Carlyle Global Investors Conference and Project Polaris/Amer Sports in September. Additionally, there is ongoing preparatory work for upcoming projects through November, including the MBS Fashion Show in Singapore, Yahoo Finance Invest, as well as several content project opportunities with Google.
Venue Sourcing
The Venue Sourcing team was busy working on more than 35 global events in September.
A highlight for the team was venue sourcing for Advent World Wide Meeting (WWM) 2024. Sourcing for the event started May 2022, and 60+ hotels were sourced in destinations like The Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Arizona, Brazil, and Florida. The contract was signed in September 2023, and the team ultimately selected the Hythe in Vail. Another highlight was sourcing for Project Polaris/Amer Sports. The team started sourcing on August 23 and contracted on September 6. They sourced 60+ venues, and contracted 3 for the Polaris project.
Event Tech
The Event Tech team supported nearly 15 events in September. Fall is going to be a busy season for the team with 17 events in the books for October and 10+ for November. Of the 40+ fall programs the team is supporting, 17, or just over 40% of them, are Event Tech-only projects.
Agency Client Services
We are happy to share that we've recently won a number of exciting new opportunities:
2023 The Ranch Hosted by Advent International
2023 KKR APAC Investor Meeting Video Management
2023 Kohlberg and Company LP Webinar
2023 Google - Spotlight on Nairobi / Gear Shift Content / Cloud Space Sunnyvale Sizzle
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